(2019-12-29). Edward Snowden Sets the Record Straight. truthdig.com 
"Permanent Record" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | I generally care relatively little for the personal lives of people of note, but something that always nagged me just slightly about Edward Snowden's 2013 revelations that the NSA was spying on pretty much everyone was — how angry was his girlfriend? | After all, we all knew Snowden had a girlfriend, since it didn't take long for the media to uncover that her name was Lindsay Mills, that (much to their infinite delight) she had photos of herself in lingerie, and that her significant other h…
(2019-12-29). Get Ready to Fight Israel's Next War. Asking America to do the "Dirty Work" globalresearch.ca It will be up to you, the clueless American citizen, to fight and pay for Israel's war against its neighbors. This coming war was announced this week by Aviv Kochavi, the Israel Defense Force chief of staff. | Max Blumenthal …
(2019-12-29). Global Warming: "Fixing the Climate Data around the Policy" globalresearch.ca Both the concepts and the data have been adjusted and shaped to fit the agenda of the UN Panel on Climate Change.
(2019-12-29). Global War on Humanity: America's Unceasing Pursuit of Hegemony. globalresearch.ca Essentially what we're looking at is a broader historical perspective on how the US de facto supported Nazi Germany with a view to destroying the Soviet Union as well as weakening the British Empire and competing empires including of course France, Belgium, Holland, etc. And those countries today are no longer colonial powers.
(2019-12-29). New Evidence of OPCW Manufactured Nonexistent Douma Chemical Weapons Incident, Syria Report, Promoted "Fake News" globalresearch.ca The so-called OPCW chemical watchdog lost all credibility, breaching its mandate time and again, operating as a pro-Western imperial agent, not a Chemical Weapons Convention implementing body. | The Nobel committee should order the organization to return its 2013 peace prize, …
(2019-12-29). The Criminalisation of Protest in America. globalresearch.ca The US today freely interferes in the governments of so many other nations, fueling unrest and financing violence, seeking to impose on these countries a peculiarly American form of "open government" which it can control, but has always severely restricted …
(2019-12-29). Iranian Americans in Palo Alto Join Day Honoring Iran's Deceased Demonstrators. indybay.org On December 26, Iranian government security forces deployed en masse to keep people off the streets across Iran. Despite this, protesters gathered in small groups, at cemeteries but also on the streets in many cities in the Islamic Republic. In Palo Alto, California, protesters in solidarity with Iranian demonstrators gathered in a downtown plaza.
(2019-12-29). "Get Up, Stand Up for Your Rights" at Demo: Justice for Killed Protesters in Iran. indybay.org 13 second video. | Photos and full text at | www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/26/18829250.php…
(2019-12-29). Bolivia a military coup. Coup leader Fernando Camacho boasting. indybay.org It was a military coup. Coup leader Fernando Camacho boasting about how his father coordinated with military so they wouldn't be mobilised against the anti-Evo protests before the coup.
(2019-12-29). Turkey Sending Troops to Libya? Erdogan Supported Tripoli Forces to Fight Trump Supported Haftar Forces? globalresearch.ca It appears likely. According to Turkey's Anadolu news agency, President Erdogan will send troops to Libya to support the Tripoli-based/UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA). | It's combatting Trump-supported/longtime CIA asset/warlord Khalifa Haftar for control of the country. | Anadolu news said …
(2019-12-29). Turkey Transfers Syrian Rebels to Libya for Tripoli Battle. telesurenglish.net Turkey is transferring Syrian rebel fighters to Libya to protect the capital city of Tripoli from the forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. | The report, which claims fighters from the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army are deploying to Libya, was later corroborated by several publications, including the Syrian Observation for Human Rights and the Middle East Eye. | Citing a senior Turkish official, the Bloomberg report alleges that these rebel fighters are being tasked with defending Tripoli, while also coordinating with the forces loyal to Prime Minister Fayez Al-…
(2019-12-29). The Biggest Business Con of 2019: Fleecing Workers While Bosses Get Rich. commondreams.org Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, is another member of the Business Roundtable. Just weeks after he made the commitment to all his stakeholders, Whole Foods, an Amazon subsidiary, announced it would be cutting medical benefits for its entire part-time workforce. (Fight for 15) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/whole-foods-cuts-benefits-955px.jpg …
(2019-12-29). How Schools Can Sustain Students' Cultures. truthout.org High school students enter a classroom at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle on an October morning. They sit at their desks, but they're soon asked to rearrange their chairs into a circle. Today is Thursday, which means they'll be having their weekly class in restorative justice. | James Williams, the teacher, leads the students in a warmup game: the students pair off and play rock, paper, scissors—except when one student wins, the other becomes their cheerleader. This repeats through several rounds until teams of stud…
(2019-12-29). Here Are Five Ways to Support Chelsea Manning in 2020. truthout.org The year 2019 has been a nightmare for whistleblower Chelsea Manning and her supporters. While Donald Trump cleared three members of the United States Army who reportedly murdered Afghani civilians, Manning is, once again, confined for acting in accord with her own principles. In 2010, she was imprisoned for leaking classified military and diplomatic documents that exposed U.S. war crimes, including the murder of Iraqi and Afghani civilians. | This time, Manning is not charged with or convicted of a crime. On March…
(2019-12-29). The Climate Crisis Escalated in 2019. So Did the Climate Justice Movement. truthout.org 2019 is slated to be the second-warmest year on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This means that, come year's end, all of the top 10 warmest recorded years will have happened in the last two decades. The climate is worsening as we speak…
(2019-12-29). Austerity and its Consequences. America Threatens to Self-destruct if Other Countries don't Obey it. globalresearch.ca "If the free-traders cannot understand how one nation can grow rich at the expense of another, we need not wonder, since these same gentlemen also refuse to understand how within one country one class can enrich itself at the …
(2019-12-29). The Key to the Environmental Crisis Is Beneath Our Feet. globalresearch.ca The Green New Deal resolution that was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives in February hit a wall in the Senate, where it was called unrealistic and unaffordable. In a Washington Post article titled " The Green New Deal …
(2019-12-29). As the US, China, and Russia Build New Nuclear Weapons Systems, How Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) be Built in? What are the Dangers? globalresearch.ca Researchers in the United States and elsewhere are paying a lot of attention to the prospect that in the coming years new nuclear weapons—and the infrastructure built to operate them—will include greater levels of artificial intelligence and automation. …
(2019-12-29). British Democracy on Death Row. globalresearch.ca It's all over the internet — you must have read about it by now. It's all about Page 48 — and it is here that democracy dies in Britain. It was in the Conservative Manifesto. But the country voted for …
(2019-12-29). The Long History of Russophobia, Starting with Its Religious Roots. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on June 9, 2016. | The former editor of the Tribune de Genève, [Guy Mettan-RI] visited Moscow and presented his new book Russia and the West: A Thousand Year War, which reviews the phenomenon of Russophobia: …
(2019-12-29). Israel's Strike that Killed Nine Members of al-Sawarka Family. Mistakenly "Categorized as a Military Compound" globalresearch.ca Israel has said that an attack on the Gaza Strip which killed nine Palestinians from the same family happened after the premises were mistakenly categorised as a "military compound" used by Islamic Jihad. | In November, Israel conducted a series of …
(2019-12-29). The Burkina Faso Time Bomb Is About to Blow, and It Might Take Down West Africa. globalresearch.ca The landlocked West African nation of Burkina Faso is a time bomb that's about to explode as evidenced by the drastic increase in terrorist-related violence there over the past year and its attendant humanitarian consequences, yet both the region and …
(2019-12-29). Five People Stabbed at Hanukkah Celebration in New York. telesurenglish.net Five people were injured on Saturday after a knife attack took place inside of a synagogue in a suburb of New York. According to reports, the attack occurred around 10 P.M. (EST), when visitors were attending a Hanukkah service at the Monsey Synagogue in Rockland County. | RELATED: | US-China Trade Deal and OPEC Cuts Make Oil Prices Rise | Rockland County police said an unidentified man pulled out a knife and attacked several people before running out of the temple and leaving the cr…
(2019-12-29). Venezuelan Diplomat Demands EU Abandon Regime Change Policy. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan Ambassador to France, Michel Mujica, called on the European Union to respect international law and halt their support for self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido. | RELATED: | Maduro: Armed Forces, Commitment and Loyalty | Speaking Prensa Latina on Sunday, Mujica said that Venezuela rejects the European Union's interference in the internal affairs of the Bolivarian Republic. The Venezuelan diplomat said the EU's regime change policy is a clear violation of international proto…
(2019-12-29). A Call to Action as World is Rapidly Depleting Essential Groundwater. commondreams.org We are rapidly depleting a relatively non-renewable natural resource that is essential for our survival. And the climate crisis is making it worse. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/groundwater-time-bomb_0.jpg …
(2019-12-29). US Military Contractors Exposed For Paying Taliban At US Gov Instruction & Iran False Flag Continues. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/28/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2019-12-29). Imagining a World Without Capitalism. commondreams.org Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a campaign stop at The River Center on December 28, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. Warren wants to rein in capitalism's excesses but calls for a gentler capitalism are mere fads. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/elizabeth-warren-12282019-iowa-955px.jpg …
(2019-12-29). Energetic Solidarity with the Moms 4 Housing the Day After Christmas. indybay.org Hundreds showed up for court support at the Hayward Hall of Justice and for home defense at the Moms4Housing home on December 26. Speaking in West Oakland after the court hearing were Misty Cross and Dominique Walker of Moms for Housing, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., and Carroll Fife.
(2019-12-29). Warming Ocean Currents Affect Weather and Environment. commondreams.org Strands of kelp at Shelly Point in Beaumaris, Tasmania on September 7, 2019. The Tasman Sea is warming and once plentiful kelp forests have rapidly declined. The kelp rising in 30-foot high stalks has been habitat for rare ocean life through recorded history. Once present along the whole length of Tasmania's east coast, now little is left. (Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/tasmanian-kelp-955px.jpg …
(2019-12-29). Indian govt issues 'RED WARNING' for Delhi as capital & adjacent states shiver in 'extreme cold'. rt.com 
The government's meteorological office issued the highest-level warning for the capital as Indians continue to struggle through what has been described as the second coldest December in a century. | The recent "red warning" by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) came as temperatures in Delhi plummeted to 2.8 Celsius (37.04 Fahrenheit) and is likely to drop further. 'Red' usually means "extreme weather conditions," according to the agency. | It warned that "severe cold wave conditions," dense fog, and hailst…
(2019-12-29). Turkish FM warns of impending 'chaos' in Libya and pushes to send troops quickly. rt.com 
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has expressed concern over the security situation in Libya, as Ankara steps up its efforts to seek parliamentary approval to send troops to the North African nation. | "We need to do whatever is needed to prevent Libya from being divided and sliding into chaos, and that is what we are doing," the foreign minister told the ruling AK Party, warning that the region would face grave security threats if Libya "becomes like Syria". | Cavusoglu is scheduled to meet with opposition party leaders on Monday. | The Turkish parliament has already approved a security cooperation ag…
(2019-12-29). Putin & Merkel agree to keep supporting Nord Stream 2 project amid sanctions pressure from Washington. rt.com 
President Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Angela Merkel have reiterated their support for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, the Kremlin says, as the US seeks to curb the project with sanctions. | "The attitude for further support of the Nord Stream 2 project was confirmed" during a phone call which was initiated by the German side on Sunday, according to a statement on the Kremlin website. Earlier this week, the US State Department issued an ultimatum to European companies taking part in the project, threatening them with sanctions if they do not cease their work by January 20. | Als…
(2019-12-29). Trump's tariffs hurt more than helped, leading to job losses & higher prices – Fed study. rt.com 
US tariffs meant to boost the US economy by eliminating "unfair" trade practices, primarily by China, actually took a toll on manufacturing sector jobs and hiked prices, a study by the US Federal Reserve Board has concluded. | The Fed has become the latest body to stress the damaging consequences of "unprecedented" punitive tariffs unleashed by US President Donald Trump on China and other trade partners – including Canada, Mexico and the EU – at the beginning of 2018. In a recently released report, Fed economists Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce said that the negative effects of the measure outweighed the benefi…
(2019-12-29). Hong Kong economy will inevitably shrink further as protests show no sign of abating. rt.com 
Hong Kong's economy is on the path to face another contraction in the fourth quarter, the financial secretary has warned as raging protests continue to take a toll on the city. | "Judging from the situation in the past months, continued negative growth is unavoidable," Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday. | Read more | | Is Trump using Hong Kong unrest as leverage in trade talks with China? | While the official economic results will be released only early next year, Chan could already cite some gloomy statistics. The city's retail s…
(2019-12-29). 'Americans have to leave the region': Iran says 1st joint drills with China & Russia send a message to US. rt.com 
Tehran's joint naval drills with Moscow and Beijing are sending a bold message to Washington and its allies to keep out its "undesirable security arrangements," Iran's naval forces commander stated. | "The era of inroads by the Americans in the region has ended and they have to gradually leave the region," Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi proclaimed, as cited by local media. | The trilateral naval exercise is being held to "boost security in the region." But aside from that, it has sent "a highly significant message" to the US "and their sidekicks," the top officer added. | | China has se…
(2019-12-29). Iran lashes out at French 'interference' over jailed academic accused of espionage. rt.com 
Tehran has accused Paris of interfering in the case of an Iranian-French academic who has been arrested over accusations of spying. | France's protests against the imprisonment of Fariba Adelkhah and another academic, Roland Marchal, constitute an "act of interference" that has "no legal basis," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a statement on Sunday. | "Creating hype cannot stop Iran's judiciary from handling the case, especially considering the security charges the two face," Mousavi said. | France announced on Friday that it had summoned Iran's ambassador in order to protest against Ad…
(2019-12-29). Putin thanks Trump for information that helped prevent acts of terrorism in Russia in phone call. rt.com 
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have talked on the phone, with the Russian president thanking his US counterpart for sharing intelligence that allowed terrorist attacks to be prevented in Russia, the Kremlin said. | A "range of issues of mutual interest" was discussed during the conversation, which was initiated by Moscow. | The Federal Security Service later said that the information provided by their US counterparts led to the arrest of two Russian citizens who planned terrorist attacks at public places in St. Petersburg during New Year's celebrations. | The two leaders agreed to maintain bilateral cooperati…
(2019-12-29). Stabbing at rabbi's home is 'act of domestic terrorism' — New York Governor Cuomo. rt.com 
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the stabbing in a rabbi's home next to a synagogue in Monsey, NY that left five people wounded is "an act of domestic terrorism" fueled by intolerance. | Five Hasidic Jews were stabbed by a machete-wielding attacker who broke into the house of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg late on Saturday night. The perpetrator, allegedly a black male, slashed at victims indiscriminately as they attempted to flee the chaotic scene. | "This is intolerance meets ignorance meets illegality," Cuomo told reporters on Sunday, calling the attack the 13th incidence of anti-Semitism in recent weeks. "Th…
(2019-12-29). 'Classless & disrespectful': Canadian hockey player under fire for failing to remove helmet during Russian anthem (VIDEO). rt.com 
Arizona Coyotes rookie and captain of Canada's national junior team Barrett Hayton has come under fire for not taking off his helmet during…
(2019-12-29). Four Arab leaders deposed by popular protests this year. yenisafak.com Succeeding the 2011 Arab Spring, in 2019 another wave of major protests forced a quartet of leaders in the Middle East to step down, as aspirations for change reverberate across the region.Protesters managed to cast aside the shadow of fear to oust leaders in Sudan, Algeria, Iraq, and Lebanon. The demonstrators remain determined to push through genuine reforms, not just cosmetic changes.In December 2018, the Sudanese people took to the streets over the dire economy in protests that escalated into demands for major change.On April 11, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir stepped down following months of popular demons…
(2019-12-29). Iraq's exports, production not affected by halting Nassiriya oilfield. yenisafak.com Halting production from Iraq's southern Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday by protesters will not affect the country's exports and production operations, the oil ministry said on Sunday.Iraq will use additional output from southern oilfields in Basra to make up for the missing shipments from Nassirya field, the ministry said in a statement.Protesters broke into Iraq's southern Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday and forced employees to cut off electricity from its control station, taking the field offline.
(2019-12-29). Pakistan urges OIC to raise voice for Indian Muslims. yenisafak.com Pakistan's foreign minister on Sunday urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to bring together its foreign ministers to help defend Indian Muslims."We hope the OIC will convene its foreign ministers meeting in [the capital] Islamabad and jointly raise their voices for Indian Muslims," Qureshi told reporters in his hometown Multan, a city in the northeastern Punjab province.On the India citizenship law, Qureshi said India appears to be divided into secularists and the "Hindutva Supremacy," as minorities and educated Hindus are also protesting the controversial law.Citing the lockdown in Indian-admini…
(2019-12-29). Tourists stay away from Taj Mahal, other Indian attractions as protests flare. yenisafak.com India's tourism industry has been hit by a wave of violent anti-government protests against a new citizenship law that have rocked several cities this month, with at least seven countries issuing travel warnings.At least 25 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters, and demonstrations against the law continue.Officials estimate about 200,000 domestic and international tourists cancelled or postponed their trip to the Taj Mahal in the past two weeks, one of the world's most popular tourist attractions."There has been a 60% decline in visitor footfalls in December this year," said Dinesh Kuma…
(2019-12-29). Egypt and Sudan to operate joint electricity grid from Jan. 12. yenisafak.com Egypt and Sudan will begin operating a joint electricity grid from Jan. 12 with a capacity of 50 megawatts, Egypt's state news agency MENA said on Sunday.The project's cost has reached 509 million Egyptian pounds ($31.74 million) and spans 1,000 km (621 miles), MENA said, citing Egypt's energy minister. ($1 = 16.0375 Egyptian pounds)…
(2019-12-29). Turkey hails UK arresting father of YPG/PKK terrorist. yenisafak.com Turkey on Sunday praised British judicial authorities for the recent arrest of the father of an accused YPG/PKK terrorist on charges of bankrolling terrorism.Hami Aksoy, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman, said Turkey welcomed the arrest of Paul Newey as well as the reasoning behind the arrest.Calling the case important for designating the YPG as the Syrian offshoot of the terrorist group PKK, Aksoy said Ankara expects this case to set an example for all foreign terrorists operating under the terrorist YPG/PKK banner and those funding terrorism.The EU and Western countries have recognized the PKK as a terrorist g…
(2019-12-29). UN-recognized Libyan leader denies presence of Syrians. yenisafak.com Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday hit back at social media allegations on the presence of "Syrian elements" in the military headquarters in the capital.According to a statement by Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj's office, the reports — issued by social media accounts affiliated with warlord Khalifa Haftar, commanding eastern forces opposing the GNA — suggesting a Syrian presence in the capital Tripoli do not reflect the truth.The statement said such baseless reports are nothing but smear campaigns targeting the UN-recognized government of the war-weary country.Since the ouster a…
(2019-12-29). Yemen's Houthis list 6 targets in Saudi, 3 in UAE. yenisafak.com Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said six "sensitive" locations in Saudi Arabia and three in the United Arab Emirates are on a list of strike targets, the group's al-Masirah TV reported on Sunday, quoting a Houthi military spokesman.The Houthis in September said they would stop attacking Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones if their adversaries attacking Yemen did the same.
(2019-12-29). Saudi state security: two men planning 'terrorist operation' killed in Dammam. yenisafak.com Saudi state security on Sunday said two men who had planned an "imminent terrorist operation" were killed by security forces in the eastern city of Dammam, Saudi state agency SPA said.During the operation 5 kilogrammes of explosive materials were seized, SPA said.It was not immediately clear whether this was the same incident as reported by Saudi state media on Wednesday, in which two "terrorists" were killed by security forces after a shooting in a residential neighbourhood of Dammam.
(2019-12-29). Turkey to evacuate wounded after deadly Mogadishu blast. yenisafak.com A Turkish military cargo plane landed in the Somali capital on Sunday to evacuate people badly wounded in a devastating truck bombing in the city a day earlier that killed at least 90 people including two Turkish nationals.The plane also brought emergency medical staff and supplies, according to a tweet from the Turkish embassy, adding these had been transferred to a Turkish-run hospital in Mogadishu.Somali Information Minister Mohamed Abdi Hayir Mareye told state media that 10 badly injured Somalis would be evacuated to Turkey. He added that Turkey had sent 24 doctors to treat those wounded who would not be evac…
(2019-12-29). Turkey to host games for athletes with Down syndrome. yenisafak.com Turkey is set to host 2020 Trisome Games, a global competition for the athletes with Down syndrome in the spring.The tournament will be held in Antalya, a Mediterranean resort city, between March 31-April 7.A total of 1,000 athletes from 37 countries will compete in the tournament, according to Ensar Kurt, the vice president of the Turkish Special Athletes Sports Federation.Turkey will join the event with 120 athletes in eight categories.The event will involve various competitions, including athletics, basketball, gymnastics, futsal, judo, tennis, table tennis and swimming.Kurt told Anadolu Agency that Turkey is…